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Association of pro-melanin concentrating hormone genotype with beef carcass quality and yield.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2014
Walter L J, Gasch C A, McEvers T J, Hutcheson J P, Defoor P, Marquess F L S, Lawrence T E
Abstract excerpt
Beef cattle from 3 independent studies conducted in the Texas Panhandle (Exp. 1: n = 3,906 and Exp. 2: n = 4,000) and southern Idaho (Exp. 3; n = 542) were used to investigate the association of pro-melanin concentrating hormone (PMCH) genotype with beef carcass quality and yield attributes. Tissue samples were collected from each animal to determine which PMCH allele they expressed (Trial 1: AA, 62.60%; AT,...
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